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Re: Handy board help
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Date: 
Fri, 24 Apr 1998 08:12:43 GMT
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Peter Harrison <PETER.HARRISON@CANNOCKspamless.AC.UK>
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Hi

For a relatively simple solution you may want to look at

http://www.cctc.demon.co.uk/stepper.htm

I have connected and run steppers using this method. It does not get
the  best from the motors but it will let you experiment easily.

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peter.harrison@cannock.ac.uk
Cannock Chase Technical College



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  Re: Handy board help
 
(...) Thanks for this excellent article on driving stepper motors from the Handboard. One little yet very important question: when you say "the common wires need to be connected to the motor positive supply" what exact handyboard pinout are you (...) (26 years ago, 25-Apr-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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  Re: Handy board help
 
You can build a stepper motor controller on a separate circuit board, then remove the motor control IC's off the handy board and use the output signals to control your stepper. Will have to write a program to run it. you will need a min of 4 outputs (...) (26 years ago, 22-Apr-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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